MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education
MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education
Data showed that Wayne County welcomed 258,751 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 41.9% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county districts.
Among the 135 districts in Wayne County, Detroit Public Schools Community District recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 39,933 students.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Wayne County.
Overall student enrollment in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels, with white students experiencing the largest decline at 6.5%.
Academic performance has also suffered, with the state's average NAEP score dropping by 6.5 points and ethnic achievement gaps widening. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.
Ethnicities in Wayne County in 2022-23 School Year
African American Enrollment in Wayne County During 2022-23 School Year
| District | % of African American Students Enrolled | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Academy for Business and Technology | 82.6% | 495 |
| Achieve Charter Academy | 15.3% | 779 |
| Advanced Technology Academy | 73.7% | 1,215 |
| Allen Park Public Schools | 3.1% | 3,684 |
| American International Academy | 95.9% | 566 |
| American Montessori Academy | 60.4% | 477 |
| Barack Obama Leadership Academy | 99.7% | 333 |
| Branch Line School | 14.7% | 150 |
| Bridge Academy | 3.1% | 1,328 |
| Caniff Liberty Academy | 13.4% | 501 |
| Canton Charter Academy | 22.5% | 703 |
| Canton Preparatory High School | 36.9% | 624 |
| Capstone Academy Charter School (SDA) | 88.1% | 135 |
| Cesar Chavez Academy | 3.1% | 2,225 |
| Chandler Park Academy | 99.9% | 1,976 |
| Clara B. Ford Academy (SDA) | 38.6% | 44 |
| Clarenceville School District | 40.7% | 1,774 |
| Commonwealth Community Development Academy | 95.6% | 159 |
| Cornerstone Jefferson-Douglass Academy | 98.5% | 530 |
| Covenant House Academy Detroit | 81.7% | 584 |
| Creative Montessori Academy | 28.9% | 796 |
| Crestwood School District | 4.5% | 3,767 |
| David Ellis Academy | 100% | 200 |
| David Ellis Academy West | 99.1% | 663 |
| Dearborn City School District | 3% | 20,145 |
| Dearborn Heights School District #7 | 22.3% | 2,539 |
| Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences | 99.6% | 1,013 |
| Detroit Achievement Academy | 74.9% | 672 |
| Detroit Community Schools | 99.5% | 568 |
| Detroit Edison Public School Academy | 97% | 1,237 |
| Detroit Enterprise Academy | 92.2% | 746 |
| Detroit Innovation Academy | 99.5% | 379 |
| Detroit Leadership Academy | 96.6% | 742 |
| Detroit Merit Charter Academy | 92.3% | 703 |
| Detroit Premier Academy | 87.3% | 715 |
| Detroit Public Safety Academy | 97.5% | 159 |
| Detroit Public Schools Community District | 81.9% | 48,754 |
| Detroit Service Learning Academy | 99.8% | 1,408 |
| Distinctive College Prep. | 97.6% | 841 |
| Dove Academy of Detroit | 99.6% | 477 |
| Ecorse Public Schools | 79.8% | 1,119 |
| Escuela Avancemos | 3.1% | 393 |
| Explore Academy-Livonia | 65.2% | 23 |
| Flagship Charter Academy | 91.4% | 643 |
| Flat Rock Community Schools | 5.9% | 1,772 |
| Fostering Leadership Academy | 78% | 59 |
| Frontier International Academy | 5.2% | 921 |
| Garden City Public Schools | 13.6% | 3,279 |
| George Crockett Academy | 99.4% | 355 |
| George Washington Carver Academy | 100% | 370 |
| Gibraltar School District | 7.1% | 3,630 |
| Global Heights Academy | 86.5% | 252 |
| Grand River Academy | 80% | 736 |
| Grosse Ile Township Schools | 0.9% | 1,594 |
| Grosse Pointe Public Schools | 14.8% | 6,537 |
| Hamtramck Academy | 10.9% | 548 |
| Hanley International Academy | 15.5% | 660 |
| Henry Ford Academy | 49.5% | 497 |
| Highland Park Public School Academy System | 93.9% | 280 |
| Hope Academy | 99% | 414 |
| Hope of Detroit Academy | 10% | 1,010 |
| Huron School District | 3% | 2,541 |
| Inkster Preparatory Academy | 86.1% | 266 |
| Ivywood Classical Academy | 1.7% | 574 |
| Jalen Rose Leadership Academy | 99.8% | 411 |
| Joy Preparatory Academy | 98.9% | 179 |
| Keystone Academy | 18.1% | 629 |
| Legacy Charter Academy | 93.8% | 739 |
| Livonia Public Schools School District | 9.9% | 13,304 |
| MacDowell Preparatory Academy | 98.4% | 368 |
| Madison-Carver Academy | 97.4% | 421 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy | 98.9% | 380 |
| Marvin L. Winans Academy of Performing Arts | 97.5% | 285 |
| Melvindale-North Allen Park Schools | 7.4% | 2,956 |
| Metro Charter Academy | 82.5% | 559 |
| Michigan Educational Choice Center | 99.6% | 255 |
| New Paradigm College Prep | 43.4% | 196 |
| New Paradigm Glazer-Loving Academy | 96.3% | 245 |
| New School High | 9.8% | 51 |
| Northville Public Schools | 2.8% | 7,144 |
| Oakland International Academy | 10.9% | 865 |
| Old Redford Academy | 98.3% | 987 |
| Pathways Academy | 95.9% | 122 |
| Pembroke Academy | 88.8% | 348 |
| Plymouth Educational Center Charter School | 98.9% | 435 |
| Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy | 10.8% | 793 |
| Plymouth-Canton Community Schools | 10.9% | 16,311 |
| Quest Charter Academy | 45.4% | 762 |
| Redford Union Schools District No. 1 | 68.6% | 2,075 |
| Regent Park Scholars Charter Academy | 93.3% | 732 |
| River Heights Academy | 33.1% | 121 |
| Riverside Academy | 10.9% | 777 |
| Riverview Community School District | 8% | 2,831 |
| Romulus Community Schools | 68.7% | 2,281 |
| Rutherford Winans Academy | 98.7% | 154 |
| School District of the City of Hamtramck | 13.1% | 3,062 |
| School District of the City of Lincoln Park | 15.4% | 4,906 |
| School District of the City of River Rouge | 78.4% | 2,464 |
| School District of the City of Wyandotte | 6% | 4,422 |
| Sigma Academy for Leadership and Early Middle College | 95.7% | 93 |
| South Canton Scholars Charter Academy | 29.2% | 815 |
| South Redford School District | 78.1% | 2,812 |
| Southgate Community School District | 11.1% | 3,371 |
| Star International Academy | 4.3% | 1,928 |
| Summit Academy North | 57.9% | 1,569 |
| Taylor Exemplar Academy | 52.4% | 695 |
| Taylor Preparatory High School | 50.6% | 464 |
| Taylor School District | 31.7% | 5,424 |
| The Dearborn Academy | 10.3% | 515 |
| The James and Grace Lee Boggs School | 61% | 154 |
| The School District of the City of Harper Woods | 88.7% | 2,581 |
| Tipton Academy | 48.5% | 489 |
| Trenton Public Schools | 2.6% | 2,501 |
| Trillium Academy | 38.8% | 681 |
| Universal Academy | 2% | 700 |
| Universal Learning Academy | 8.8% | 730 |
| University Preparatory Academy (PSAD) | 98.1% | 1,808 |
| University Preparatory Art & Design | 98.2% | 1,237 |
| University Preparatory Science and Math (PSAD) | 97.9% | 1,424 |
| University Yes Academy | 98.4% | 365 |
| Van Buren Public Schools | 43.2% | 4,319 |
| Vista Meadows Academy | 94.2% | 103 |
| Voyageur Academy | 75.1% | 1,226 |
| W-A-Y Academy | 46.7% | 195 |
| WAY Michigan | 26.7% | 135 |
| Warrendale Charter Academy | 91% | 709 |
| Washington-Parks Academy | 97.4% | 580 |
| Wayne RESA | 56.2% | 7,509 |
| Wayne-Westland Community School District | 37.4% | 9,790 |
| West Village Academy | 89.7% | 291 |
| Westfield Charter Academy | 88.4% | 1,463 |
| Weston Preparatory Academy | 99.2% | 248 |
| Westwood Community School District | 73.7% | 1,491 |
| Woodhaven-Brownstown School District | 14.5% | 5,603 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Melvindale-North Allen Park School District Board• Riverside Academy• Romulus Community Schools• Summit Academy North• Sigma Academy for Leadership and Early Middle College• Michigan Department of Education• Rutherford Winans Academy• Huron School District• Detroit Premier Academy• Ecorse Public School District Board• Academy for Business and Technology• Taylor Preparatory High School• Covenant House Academy Detroit• Detroit Community Schools• Michigan Educational Choice Center• Wyandotte City School District Board• Trillium Academy• Grand River Academy• Canton Preparatory High School• Wayne-Westland Community School District• Marvin L. Winans Academy of Performing Arts• Henry Ford Academy• Metro Charter Academy• Caniff Liberty Academy• Inkster Preparatory Academy• Pembroke Academy• Detroit Public Safety Academy• Legacy Charter Academy• Weston Preparatory Academy• David Ellis Academy• Dearborn City School District Board• Northville Public Schools• American Montessori Academy• Cesar Chavez Academy• Hope Academy• South Redford School District• Star International Academy• Clara B. Ford Academy (sda)• Ivywood Classical Academy• Van Buren Public Schools• Taylor Exemplar Academy• Detroit Achievement Academy• Flagship Charter Academy• Vista Meadows Academy• River Heights Academy• Fostering Leadership Academy• West Village Academy• Woodhaven-Brownstown School District• Hope of Detroit Academy• New Paradigm Glazer-Loving Academy• Westfield Charter Academy• George Washington Carver Academy• South Canton Scholars Charter Academy• The Dearborn Academy• Jalen Rose Leadership Academy• Gibraltar School District• Frontier International Academy• Westwood Community Schools Board• Detroit Edison Public School Academy• Highland Park Public School Academy System• American International Academy• Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy• Canton Charter Academy• Hanley International Academy• Pathways Academy• Grosse Pointe Public Schools Board• University Preparatory Academy (psad)• Southgate Community School District• Detroit Innovation Academy• University Preparatory Art & Design• Washington-Parks Academy• Grosse Ile Township Schools• Hamtramck Academy• Barack Obama Leadership Academy• Detroit Merit Charter Academy• Trenton Public Schools• Plymouth-Canton Community Schools• Escuela Avancemos• Achieve Charter Academy• Crestwood School District Board• Cornerstone Jefferson-Douglass Academy• Detroit Leadership Academy• Riverview Community School District• Detroit Public Schools Community District Board• Branch Line School• Quest Charter Academy• Clarenceville School District• Commonwealth Community Development Academy• Hamtramck Public Schools Board• Warrendale Charter Academy• Universal Learning Academy• Universal Academy• Joy Preparatory Academy• Livonia Public Schools• Regent Park Scholars Charter Academy• Advanced Technology Academy• International Preparatory Academy - Macdowell Campus• Detroit Enterprise Academy• The James And Grace Lee Boggs School• W-A-Y Academy• New School High• Tipton Academy• Madison-Carver Academy• University Yes Academy• Chandler Park Academy• University Preparatory Science And Math (psad)• David Ellis Academy West• Bridge Academy• Way Michigan• Voyageur Academy• Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy• Taylor School District Board• Old Redford Academy• Global Heights Academy• Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences• Plymouth Educational Center Charter School• Redford Union School District Board• Dearborn Heights School District 7 Board• Detroit Service Learning Academy• Explore Academy-Livonia• Dove Academy Of Detroit• Capstone Academy Charter School (sda)• Garden City School District Board• Oakland International Academy• Harper Woods City Schools Board• River Rouge School District Board• Creative Montessori Academy• New Paradigm College Prep• Allen Park Public Schools Board• Distinctive College Prep.• Keystone Academy• Frontier International Academy• George Crockett Academy• Wayne Resa• Lincoln Park Public Schools• Flat Rock Community Schools
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